Bikes of the Transcontinental

Cast your mind back to the startline of the 2019 Transcontinental Race in Burgas, Bulgaria. The city was alive with the nerves, excitement and free hubs of 261 riders about to undertake one of the biggest challenges they'll ever face.

We looked a little closer at the bikes as they hung around at registration. If you notice any incorrect details, please get in touch.

Adam Sunman

Cap: 210

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Custom steel Quirk Cycles

Alex Jacobson

Cap: 236

Nationality: United States of America

Bike: Custom titanium Myrad

Alina Kilian

Cap: 53

Nationality: Poland

Bike: Specialized Roubaix

Beate Weiland

Cap: 196

Nationality: Germany

Bike: Specialized Crux

Cédric Amand

Cap: 31

Nationality: France

Bike: Chiru Kunlun

Chris Herbert

Cap: 219

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Bowman Cycles

Daniel Ehrl

Cap: 128

Nationality: Germany

Bike: Surly Straggler - 14.5kg without luggage!

Danny Green

Cap: 9

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: J.Laverack J.ACK

Dennis Politz

Cap: 201

Nationality: Germany

Bike: Rose Team DX Cross

Douglas Migden

Cap: 47

Nationality: United States of America

Bike: Calfee Tetra Adventure

Gavin Peacock

Cap: 162

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Custom Reilly Cycleworks Titanium Spectre

Innes Ogilvy

Cap: 221

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Cinelli Nemo Tig

Jen Mackay

Cap: 71

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Mason Resolution

Josh Monk

Cap: 73

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Reilly Cycleworks Spectre

Josh Murphy

Cap: 185

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Specialized Roubaix

Julia Freeman

Cap: 67

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Genesis Vagabond

Jürgen Mikusch

Cap: 69

Nationality: Austria

Bike: Curve Belgie

Köves Lajos

Cap: 194

Nationality: Hungary

Bike: Rose Team GF Four

Kris Wright

Cap: 138

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Shand Stooshie with Gates drive and Rohloff hub

Levente Bagoly

Cap: 88

Nationality: Romania

Bike: Carbonda CFR505

Liam Clarke

Cap: 173

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Genesis Datum

Lucie Hogger

Cap: 243

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: All City Gorilla Monsoon

Lukas Franciszkiewicz

Cap: 153

Nationality: Germany

Bike: Open U.P.

Matt Falconer

Cap: 2

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Curve Belgie Spirit

Neil Henderson

Cap: 244

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Albannach Torragar

Norbert Münch

Cap: 27

Nationality: Germany

Bike: Kinesis Tripster ATR

Paul Crenson

Cap: 28

Nationality: Canada

Bike: Chumba Bikes

Pawel Pulawski

Cap: 160

Nationality: Poland

Bike: Custom Hultaj Bikes

Peter Canelle-Dance & Cat Karalis

Cap: 251a & 251b

Nationality: Great Britain

Bikes: Unknown & Specialized Roubaix

Pierre Yves-Rosoux

Cap: 87

Nationality: Belgium

Bike: J. Guillem Bikes

Rebecca Waters

Cap: 14

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Reilly Cycleworks Sceptre

Steffen Fiedler

Cap: 81

Nationality: Germany

Bike: Veloheld Icon

William Parker

Cap: 186

Nationality: Great Britain

Bike: Custom Feather Cycles

Unknown Riders

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